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#E2EEFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#E2EEFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #E2EEFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E2EEFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FDF1E2; it also sits naturally between #E2FCFD and #E4E2FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2EEFD · RGB 226, 238, 253

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Color values

HEX#E2EEFD
RGB226, 238, 253
HSL213°, 87%, 94%
HSV213°, 11%, 99%
CMYK11%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ79.67, 84.41, 105.02
Yxy84.41, 0.2961, 0.3137
CIE-Lab93.63, -1.10, -8.59
Hunter Lab91.87, -1.11, -8.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #E2EEFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2EEFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2EEFD

.text { color: #E2EEFD; }
.background { background-color: #E2EEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 238, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 87%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 238, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 238, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EEFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2EEFD

#B7D5FA#8DBCF7#62A4F4#378BF1#1072EA#0D5DBF#0A4894#073369#041E3E#010913

Tints of #E2EEFD

#E2EEFD#E2EEFD#E7F1FD#E7F1FD#E7F1FD#E7F1FD#E7F1FD#ECF4FE#ECF4FE#ECF4FE

Tones of #E2EEFD

#E4EFFB#E6EFF9#E8EFF7#EAEFF5#ECEFF4#EEF0F2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDF1E2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2EEFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2EEFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E2EEFD: ·

How #E2EEFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E7E7F9Deuteranopia · #E7E6F9Tritanopia · #E3F7F6

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2EEFD rather than the exact color:

Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E3F2FD#E4F1FF#E1F2FB#DEECFF#DDF2FD#E0F4FF#DFF5FF#DDEEF6#DFF6FF#D9EAFD#EBEAFF#E3F8FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2EEFC  ·  #E2EEFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EEFD?

#E2EEFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 226, 238, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EEFD?

#E2EEFD is RGB 226, 238, 253 — HSL 213°, 87%, 94% — CMYK 11%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #E2EEFD?

Its complement is #FDF1E2; analogous partners are #E2FCFD and #E4E2FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EEFD for text?

Black text on #E2EEFD has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.